Flying cars have arrived at last ... in space
The maiden flight marked the first time a privately-financed venture ever attempted to launch a rocket so powerful that it was capable of hoisting a payload out of Earth's orbit.
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Caught in amber: ancient spider with a whip-like tail
Deep in a tropical rain forest, during a time when dinosaurs walked the earth, four tiny spiders crawled down a tree, got stuck in some sticky resin and never climbed up again.
Curiosity shows off five-year journey across Mars
After 1856 Martian days among blue sunsets, sand dunes and small, lumpy moons, the Mars rover Curiosity sat on the ridge of an ancient lake bed and looked back on its five-year-long journey so far.
Amateur astronomer finds lost NASA satellite in space
NASA had searched for the spacecraft, worth about $US150 million, for two years before giving up.
NASA finds ancient life at last - in its own backyard
A slab of rock, found in a NASA parking lot, holds the fossilised tracks of several dinosaurs and even a few early mammals
Australian invention set to improve cancer treatment
Breath Well aims to prevent breast cancer patients' hearts being exposed to dangerous radiation.
The best vantage points to enjoy the super blue blood moon on Wednesday night
Australia is in the hot seat for a visual spectacle of a lifetime with a super blue blood moon full eclipse set to grace our skies on Wednesday night.
Aussie student uses fitness app to find secret US army bases
An online map shows the activity of people who use fitness devices such as Fitbit, including soldiers at US bases.
Swatting at mosquitoes may help you avoid bites
The mosquito may learn to associate your swatting vibrations with your scent and it just may remember: this is not a person who will tolerate me.
Pondering the future of the space station, as Trump reaches for the moon
The orbiting station serves as a laboratory in space where a rotating cast of international astronauts performs experiments.
We must set the bar high for students: Michelle Simmons
This year’s Australia Day address is delivered by Australian of the Year, quantum physicist Michelle Simmons.
Researchers clone the first primates from monkey tissue cells
The infants are being bottle fed and are said to be growing normally compared with monkeys their age.
The rocks that may prove Australia and North America were once neighbours
Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence of how Australia and North America may have been linked.
Grades improving but AI still can't read between the lines
Computer models designed by Alibaba and Microsoft have surpassed humans for the first time in a reading-comprehension test.
Southern Cross star given new name to recognise Aboriginal astronomy
Until last month, the smallest star in the Southern Cross lacked a name with star power.
Itsy bitsy, bungee-jumping peacock spiders discovered in the Grampians
Five species of colourful peacock spiders have been discovered in the Grampians.
Astronomers probe source of mysterious, powerful radio signal from beyond our galaxy
Fast radio bursts beaming from beyond our galaxy, are astonishingly powerful, and nobody knows what – or who – is making them.
Martian ice deposits could sustain human outposts
The water could be used for drinking and potentially conversion into oxygen to breathe, scientists believe.
Beware Greeks bearing tillers, research into erosion finds
Despoiling the environment risks triggering the collapse of civilisations, a threat that goes back at least as far as Greeks, new research by Australian-based scientists has revealed.
New suspect in extinction of giant tigers - devils
About 15 million years ago, tigers ruled Australia.